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OSBI investigating Oklahoma County jail death

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says agents are investigating the suspected slaying of an Oklahoma County Jail inmate.

The OSBI said Tuesday that 55-year-old Artie Hales was found injured Monday on the 10th floor jail and later died. The agency says Hales’ injuries appear consistent with homicide — but did not disclose a suspected cause of death and said the body has been sent to the state medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.

The OSBI says there have been no arrests.

Hales was being held on misdemeanor charges of littering, disorderly conduct and failure to appear in court. He was listed as a transient.